to the suggestion of a relationship between spirituality and the World Federalist Movement. There were 19 delegates to the convention to elect the first National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Colombia in 1961. The election was witnessed by Hand of the Cause Shuʼáʼu'lláh ʻAláʼí who made a public address to at the Museum of Colonial Art before the convention. Its first members were: Charles Hornby, A.K. Kalantar, Luis Montenegro, Ervin L. Thomas, Leonor Porras, Jamshid Meghnot, Marjorie Weddell, Habib Rezvani, and Gloria de Fritzsche. Events and the election were covered by Revista Semana of the May 15, 1961 issue in a full page article. In short order the national assembly began publishing its Noticias Baháʼís de Colombia as its official publication. The March–April 1961 issue of Cronicos-Israel y America Latina, published in Colombia, carried an article on the religion. It was also in 1961 that the religion was brought to the region of the Guajira department. In 1962 four new assemblies were elected -one of them all-Indian and the national assembly was legally incorporated as well. In 1963 the members of the national assemblies of the world were the delegates to elect the first Universal House of Justice. The Colombian members of the national assembly that year were: Gloria de Fritzsche, Charles Homby, Louis Montenegro, Leonor Porras, Habib Rezvani, Ellen Sims, Ervin Thomas, Wilma Thomas, Stewart M. Waddell; all of whom were able to attend the international convention together. In 1963 there were Local Spiritual Assemblies in: Barranquilla, Bogotá, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, one for the region of Southeast Guajira, Leticia (Amazonas), Manizales, Medellín, Pereira, and Riohacha with smaller groups of Baháʼís in Dibulla and Ibagué, and isolated Baháʼís in Maicao and Palmira and among it were members of the Wayuu in the La Guajira Department. Nine Year Plan and the organization of Colombian Baháʼís The Baháʼís of Colombia were given 10 goals for the Nine Year Plan designated by the Universal House of Justice which started in 1964 and Colombia was singled out as having succeeded in its goals so early that several goals were raised in response. The goals included developing school programs. The 1964 summer school was held in November and covered subjects of newly translated The Dawn-Breakers and The Thief in the Night, a book by Hand of the Cause William Sears and variousBaháʼí teachings and administration. There was also a separate convention/camp for children. A